Auto quiz 475

[carsntrucks4you]

Back to the regular auto quiz. As usual sent a PM with Year, Make and Type.

 

[ChrisR]

Does look home made and I have no idea what it is!

[carsntrucks4you]

1 hour ago, ChrisR said:

Does look home made and I have no idea what it is!

No it wasn't home made. Let me give a hint. It was based on a military project that was canceled by the government.

[peteski]

And I thought that the 2006 Scion xB (Toyota bB) I used to own was the boxiest vehicle around. This thing has it beat by a large margin!

[carsntrucks4you]

Until now I got  only 2 correct answer. Let me give you a 2nd hint. Build in a country that is know for alcohol as an alternative fuel.

Edited April 30, 2020 by carsntrucks4you

[carsntrucks4you]

I think this was a very hard one. Only 2 found the correct answer. I was looking for a Dacunha Jeg.

In 1976 the Brazilian Army put out a call for a new general-purpose light military vehicle and VW Brazil decided to develop an all-new design, instead of starting with something like the Type 181. This vehicle was called VEMP and was planed as a 4x2 and 4x4. A few cars were build and tested, but the Brazilian army choose the Willys Jeep. Normally such a project ends , but not in this case. The company Dacunha build a VEMP clone called Jeg. About 500 Jeg  including 1 4x4 Jeg  build between 1976 and 1985. 

 

The correct answer were send in by 

dw1603

ChrisR

 

Congratulations and well done.

[Pete J.]

5 hours ago, carsntrucks4you said:

I think this was a very hard one. Only 2 found the correct answer. I was looking for a Dacunha Jeg.

In 1976 the Brazilian Army put out a call for a new general-purpose light military vehicle and VW Brazil decided to develop an all-new design, instead of starting with something like the Type 181. This vehicle was called VEMP and was planed as a 4x2 and 4x4. A few cars were build and tested, but the Brazilian army choose the Willys Jeep. Normally such a project ends , but not in this case. The company Dacunha build a VEMP clone called Jeg. About 500 Jeg  including 1 4x4 Jeg  build between 1976 and 1985. 

 

Ok, now thats funny.  Proof positive that some people just can't put the tools down when a project has gone off the rails!?

 

[dw1603]

I think this thing had lots of potential, it was properly engineered and I suppose more expensive than the “buggy” type competition (of which there was plenty). The VEMP military project probably failed on political grounds, nothing new there then.